Rachel Corry is a rising senior majoring in Communication and Public Relations and a 2020 IDEA Grant recipient. Rachel’s faculty mentor is Prof. Patrick Merle in the College of Communication and Information. My project focuses on determining the most efficient communication methods that local organic farms can implement to improve outside perceptions. I will interviewContinue reading “Rachel Corry: Food for Thought Project Update”
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Online Art School Can Be Art School
Callista Payne – The shift into online learning led me down a road of massive confusion and uncertainty for spring semester. As an arts student, I had already seen people from other universities circulating the hashtag “online art school is not art school” while we were still on spring break, which led me throughContinue reading “Online Art School Can Be Art School”
Changing Images, Transforming Relationships
Trystan Loustau – Polished frames. My family’s smiling faces. I stood back and admired the family photo wall that I had just renovated, having updated the outdated pictures of us from almost 8 years ago with snapshots of our more recent adventures. Like many Americans stuck inside this summer, I turned to home-improvement projects toContinue reading “Changing Images, Transforming Relationships”
Small Town Resistance
Lee Beaudrot – As large cities are ravaged by COVID-19, the effects readily apparent to those who live there, the true battleground over the dangers of the pandemic and how to deal with them lies in America’s small towns and rural communities. I live in one such area and my experiences and observations lead meContinue reading “Small Town Resistance”
Change, Grief, and Learning to Deal with the New Reality
Anonymous Author- When I look back over the past couple months, it seems almost unbelievable how much has changed so rapidly, and how blind I was to what was clearly coming. In February, I went to an indoor concert in Tampa with at least 20,000 people and did not think twice about it. My boyfriendContinue reading “Change, Grief, and Learning to Deal with the New Reality”